Shawn, your comment ideas are very important. Lester Holt’s recent interview with Bill Barr on the occasion of his book release is a relevant example. Barr was adamant that Trump should not be the Republican nominee, but then admitted he’d vote for him if he was the nominee, because the Democratic option would be worse, in his view.
Shawn, your comment ideas are very important. Lester Holt’s recent interview with Bill Barr on the occasion of his book release is a relevant example. Barr was adamant that Trump should not be the Republican nominee, but then admitted he’d vote for him if he was the nominee, because the Democratic option would be worse, in his view.
Barr’s not alone in that puzzling world view. Basically, a whole lot of Republicans reflect the T-shirts seen at Trump rallies; “Better Russian Than Democrat”.
Definitely, Democrats need to adopt the Republican ability to create repeatable three to four word sound bites that cut to the chase of voters’ concerns - but definitely without the hate tinged undertones. Referring to the GOP as “the party of Putin” is worth a try. There’s plenty of sound bites to back it up! But just now while listening to Pod Save America podcast, they assert that positive messaging is more influential to voters; maybe “Biden protecting democracy against authoritarianism”.
American voters are a disappointment. I’m remembering some early Greek philosopher writing that he didn’t believe democracy was a viable form of governance because “the people” are mostly ignorant and not to be trusted with important decisions. In our modern example, the people are too busy watching The Bachelor and Fox News, to take their voting responsibility seriously.
One final thought, with our current backdrop of war in Europe. I’m accustomed, at age 70, to fearing the various international bullies the U.S. has faced during that time. What’s new to me, and much more demoralizing, is the fear I feel because of my fellow Americans, who have decided Democrats are the enemy above all other enemies.
Shawn, your comment ideas are very important. Lester Holt’s recent interview with Bill Barr on the occasion of his book release is a relevant example. Barr was adamant that Trump should not be the Republican nominee, but then admitted he’d vote for him if he was the nominee, because the Democratic option would be worse, in his view.
Barr’s not alone in that puzzling world view. Basically, a whole lot of Republicans reflect the T-shirts seen at Trump rallies; “Better Russian Than Democrat”.
Definitely, Democrats need to adopt the Republican ability to create repeatable three to four word sound bites that cut to the chase of voters’ concerns - but definitely without the hate tinged undertones. Referring to the GOP as “the party of Putin” is worth a try. There’s plenty of sound bites to back it up! But just now while listening to Pod Save America podcast, they assert that positive messaging is more influential to voters; maybe “Biden protecting democracy against authoritarianism”.
American voters are a disappointment. I’m remembering some early Greek philosopher writing that he didn’t believe democracy was a viable form of governance because “the people” are mostly ignorant and not to be trusted with important decisions. In our modern example, the people are too busy watching The Bachelor and Fox News, to take their voting responsibility seriously.
One final thought, with our current backdrop of war in Europe. I’m accustomed, at age 70, to fearing the various international bullies the U.S. has faced during that time. What’s new to me, and much more demoralizing, is the fear I feel because of my fellow Americans, who have decided Democrats are the enemy above all other enemies.
Never said it. https://winstonchurchill.org/publications/finest-hour/finest-hour-141/red-herrings-famous-quotes-churchill-never-said/
Ah, good one! Churchill had a well deserved reputation as a master wordsmith.